Chapter 243.

PART 1.

Sushima is having a wonderful time. The professors are different, since many of the teachers from his father’s time have now retired, or moved on. But the rest is the same as he described to him. He had fun last year when he got here, and he plans to do the same this year as well.

Though he does feel somewhat isolated in his dorms because the children with him do not speak with each other, he did not feel bored once, because this is a wonderful place to explore. Until his exploration is halted by some pests.

“Look what we have here.” said a boy who looked like he was in his third year.

“A firstie all by himself.” Said another boy.

Sushima is annoyed. He is a second-year, dammit!

“You should not walk alone here kid.” Said the final boy. “Horrible things can happen to you otherwise.”

They glare at Sushima, and to his surprise, hit him with his magical pressure. But this is nothing compared to the module he has trained with, or his father. In fact, his father gives out more magical pressure in his sleep than most mages. So, this attempt does not scare him in the slightest.

“Pathetic.” Said a girl, walking towards them. She appears to be a first-year student as well, but she is not afraid of these third-year students at all. “Three older students trying to scare a first-year. How the standards have fallen.”

Sushima disagrees with her. He is not a first-year, nor he is scared of them. He is not intimidated in the slightest. These students already know how to use the magical pressure, which tells him that if provided the drive, they can excel quite fast. They turn to her, and after sneering in her direction, they turn around and walk away.

“Dammit. Why must she show up?”

“Beating up a girl is no fun.”

“I thought we’d get a real fight from that boy. But that moron ruined everything for us.”

The girl turns red in anger and starts to go after them, but Sushima stops her. “Leave them be.” He said to her. “They will give us more chances to beat them up.”

“Fine!” she said with a snarl.

The girl introduces herself. “I’m Mina. Who are you?”

“Sushima.” He said with a smile, not revealing his last name yet. “Nice to meet you.”

Though they talked for a while, Sushima was not certain whether he made a friend or not. After all, one day of polite talking does not mean someone is your friend.

PART 2.

Naresh is done with his weekly lessons with Hatori. So far, he has meditated and awakened his magic. Though he cannot perform any impressive tricks. For now, he is sticking with lifting rocks and producing lights.

This training has helped him in keeping his temper in check. The elections are near. While other politicians are making a fool of themselves, Naresh is the only one who is serious and has an impact on the public. His reputation has increased enough that other people fighting in their own areas often request him to come and appear with them to enhance their reputation.

Of course, the mayor cannot help but brag about it. “Keep talking like that, and people won’t vote for you.”

“Oy. Don’t scare me like that.” Said Naresh, shuttering from the possibility. “I’ll be humble.”

“You will have to be.” Said Hatori. “Of course, when you need to ham up, I’m sure you can decide that better than me. I’m not a politician after all.”

“Which is a good thing.” Said Naresh. “If you became a politician, there will be a lot of bloodshed.”

Hatori chuckled. Naresh does not know how true it is.

PART 3.

Avinash gets another progress report from the School of Magic on the other dimension. Hatori recommends that they should expose the children to wider magical disciplines, and the professors agree with his assessment. Thus, the king calls his inner circle for a meeting to discuss their next step.

Suraj, Josh, Suresh, and Akshit showed up for the meeting. Raven is missing, because he is visiting some outposts to check their qualities. He explains the recommendations of Hatori, and they all agree with him that it is the right time to expose the children to a wider variety of magic.

“The question is, we need a rather safe way to introduce the wider varieties of magic,” said Avinash. “We cannot expose them to the violent or dangerous forms of magic yet. As a result, we have limited options. So, what can we do in this situation? What are your suggestions?”

“I think we should send Shin there,” said Suraj. “Let him hold a concert there. That way, we can show them that we have the same arts and creativity as they do, and what is possible with magic, and how even music can be combined with it.”

“Makes sense,” said Suresh.

“Very well. I think you should speak to Shin about this project, Josh.” Said Avinash.

“I’ll go and talk to him,” said Josh. “Anything else?”

“We will send a delegation of professors with him,” said Avinash. “We will need to hire new teachers anyway.”

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“Sure.” The meeting comes to an end.

In the evening, Josh goes to Shin’s house and explains everything to him. “So, we want you to do this concert, and introduce them to the wider varieties of magic. This is to ease them up before they find out the violent and dangerous side of magic.”

“Sure.” Said Shin. “Though let me warn you, they won’t be pleased when they find out the destructive side of the magic.”

“Eh. It’s not like they don’t have their own problems with their technology.” Said Josh. “So will you do it?”

“Yeah, why not?” said Shin. “Just give me the date, and I will be there.”

PART 4.

A man in his mid-twenties is showing the surrounding area with his camera outside of the school. There is a microphone hanging from his neck, a design that has somehow become popular in recent times.

“As you can see,” he says, while focusing the camera on the gate of the school, and showing the board, “This does look like a normal school. Massive ground, parking space, and children are roaming freely. But the rumors about this school are quite interesting. And today, I will find out more about these rumors. How much is truth? How much is fabrication? Is the government doing some kind of secret experiment? This and more, we will find out today.”

The man goes to the gate, but he is immediately stopped by the guards. “Sir, please reveal the purpose of your visit.” One of them asked.

“I am Sanjay. I am the local reporter of this area, and I wish to cover this newly opened school.” He explained.

“Please wait.” Said one of the guards. They have a quick discussion with someone inside, who communicates with them through some earpiece, and the guard nods a few times.

“You can enter, but please do not disturb the children. You can observe the classes, but you are not allowed to interfere in any capacity. Is that clear?”

“What about the teachers?” asked Sanjay.

“You can talk to them if they are not taking a class.” Said the guard.

“Very well. Thank you for giving me the permission.” Said Sanjay. The guards nod, and go back to their post, while the reporter gets inside of the school.

“As you just saw, the security is pretty serious here. Which is good, given that the children are present here in a large number. Though again, in normal schools, we do not see this level of security either. Still, they have given me a broad level of access, despite the restrictions. I will try to give you a picture of what is going on in this school through the access I have been provided.”

Sanjay speaks with the staff, and some children demonstrate what they are learning. He also speaks with the adults, and to them, he asks the question, “How are you performing these magical feats, as you like to call them? Is this some kind of secret government project?”

“I don’t know.” Said the old man. “All I know is that my health has taken a better turn, and somehow, my memory has also improved. Whatever it is, it has helped me out in my old age.”

Sanjay could not ask more questions, because there was an announcement. The remaining classes for the day are canceled, and the students are going into an event hall to attend somebody. Since no one stopped him from going there or asked him to turn off the camera, Sanjay followed the flow of people and showed everything going on live.

A man with bells in his hair comes on the stage, carrying a violin with him. he starts to introduce himself. “Hello, students! I am Shin, a musician, and also a mage. I am also friends with the creator of this school, though I am clearly cooler. So, who here is willing to listen to some awesome music?”

“Yeah!” cheered everyone, and encouraged the performance with a clap.

After Shin gives his performances, he demonstrates some applications of music with magic. The children and adults alike watch and observe everything in awe, and in the end, an announcement is given about various magical disciplines, and how the school will start to provide training in these disciplines.

After this event is done, Sanjay walks around, to see everyone socializing. “This is the founder of this school. His picture is placed on the entrance, and as you can see, he is surrounded by the children. They are not afraid of his large height, and dangerous-looking eyes.” Said Sanjay. “Let’s see whether I can speak with him or not.”

Seeing a break in the conversation, Sanjay calls to this large man. “Excuse me, sir, may I speak to you for a moment?”

“Certainly. I have not seen you here before. Who are you?” asked the man.

“I am Sanjay.” He introduces himself. “I run a local channel and report on what is going on in this area. I came here to cover your school today. May I know your name?”

“I am Hatori Eagle.” Said the large man. “Though I helped in finding this school, I am not involved in the running or day-to-day operations.”

“I have seen some wonderful things here,” said Sanjay. “But I do not think I can speak to you here about your school in detail today. Would you agree to an interview with me?”

“Why not? Give me the date. I will be there.” Said Hatori, feeling as if he is echoing Shin for some reason.

“Thank you, sir, I look forward to speaking with you.”